House debates
Tuesday, 10 September 2024
Questions without Notice
Live Animal Exports: Sheep
2:27 pm
Anthony Albanese (Grayndler, Australian Labor Party, Prime Minister) Share this | Hansard source
Australia's lamb and mutton exports were worth $4.5 billion in 2022-23, they're escalating in places like the UK, and hopefully we'll have an announcement soon about an agreement with the UAE, whereas live sheep exports by sea were less than $77 million in that first year—less than 0.1 per cent of Australia's estimated agricultural production in that year. We're giving certainty to sheep producers and the supply chain by legislating the phase-out and investing—
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